document_title: Feeling Good

question_text: who is the original singer of feeling good

text: Feeling Good

text: Early performances and recordings[edit]

text: Although Bricusse and Newley shared songwriting credits, the words of the song are usually attributed to Bricusse, with the music by Newley.[2] The song was first performed in public by the Guyanese-British singer and actor Cy Grant on the opening night of The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham on 3 August 1964; Elaine Paige played the part of one of the "Urchins" in the chorus. The show, directed by Newley, toured British provincial theatres, and was then taken to the US by theatre producer David Merrick. It opened on 16 May 1965 at the Shubert Theatre in New York City, where the role of "the Negro", who sings "Feeling Good", was taken by Gilbert Price.[3]

text: In the show, Price's character is asked to perform a game against the show's hero "Cocky"; but, as "Cocky" and his master "Sir" argue over the rules, "the Negro" reaches the centre of the stage and "wins", singing the song at his moment of triumph.[2] It was described as a "booming song of emancipation",[4] and a Billboard review said it was "the kind of robust number that should have strong appeal."[5] The original cast recording of the show, featuring Price's version of the song, was released by RCA Victor in early 1965, before the show reached New York.

text: A version by Cy Grant with pianist Bill Le Sage – much jazzier than the original stage version – appeared on their 1965 album Cy & I.[6] Anthony Newley's own recording appeared on his 1965 album "Who Can I Turn To" and other songs from "The Roar of the Greasepaint".[7] One of the earliest recorded versions was a jazz treatment by saxophonist John Coltrane, which appeared on his album The John Coltrane Quartet Plays.... Recorded on 18 February 1965, it also features Art Davis, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner.[8] Versions were also released in 1965 by Nina Simone, Jean DuShon, Julie London, Chris Connor, Billy Eckstine, and Sammy Davis Jr..

text: Nina Simone's recording[edit]

text:
"Feeling Good"

Song by Nina Simone

from the album I Put a Spell on You

Released
1965

Recorded
January 1965

Genre

Show tune
jazz
blues

Length
2:53

Label
Philips

Songwriter(s)

Leslie Bricusse
Anthony Newley

text: Nina Simone's version, arranged and produced by Hal Mooney, was recorded in New York in January 1965 and appeared on her album I Put a Spell on You. It was not released as a single at the time. In 1994, Simone's recording was used in a British TV commercial for Volkswagen, and became popular. Released as a single, it reached no. 40 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1994.[9]

text: Simone's version was remixed by Joe Claussell in 2002 for the first volume of the Verve Remixed series.

text: The vocal track by Nina Simone and the music of "Feeling Good" have been sampled in numerous songs. In 1997, it was sampled in "Feeling Good" by Huff & Herb [10] and the following year in "The Twister" by Viper.[11] Other uses include "How I Feel" by Wax Tailor, from the 2005 album Tales of the Forgotten Melodies; "New Day" from the debut collaborative studio album Watch the Throne by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West in 2011; "How I Feel" by Flo Rida, from the 2013 album The Perfect 10; and, also in 2013, in the beginning of Bassnectar's Immersive Music Mixtape Side One.[12]

text: The track "About You" on Mary J. Blige's 2005 album The Breakthrough features an unusual take on the song. The bulk of the recording consists of new lyrics, composed by Mary J. Blige, will.i.am and Keith Harris; however, the chorus samples several lines from "Feeling Good" as performed by Nina Simone. Nina's original vocals are distorted so much that her voice is almost unrecognisable. For this reason, Simone receives a credit as a featured artist, and Newley and Bricusse receive credit as co-writers. "About You" is produced by will.i.am. The original instrumental track to Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" was also used in Avicii's song of the same name, used by Volvo.

text: Simone's recording was used in the film Point of No Return,[13] and it appears on soundtracks for the movies Repo Men (2010),[14] Last Holiday (2006),[15] and the TV soundtrack Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends.[16] The song was used in "Chapter 6", a first-season episode of the television series Legion.[17]

text: Billy Paul's recording[edit]

text: Although influenced by Simone, Billy Paul made an equally powerful and original recording in 1968.[citation needed] This recording was before Paul's fame and was not commercially successful.[citation needed] Nonetheless, it continues to be an underground critical success.[citation needed]

text: Muse's cover[edit]

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text:
"Feeling Good"

Single by Muse

from the album Origin of Symmetry

A-side

"Hyper Music" (7-inch)
"Feeling Good" (CD)

B-side

"Feeling Good" (7-inch)
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" (CD)

Released
19 November 2001

Format

7-inch[18]
CD[19]
promo CD

Genre

Alternative rock
blues rock
hard rock

Length
3:19

Label

Mushroom
Taste

Songwriter(s)

Leslie Bricusse
Anthony Newley

Producer(s)

John Leckie
Muse

Muse singles chronology

"Bliss"
(2001)
"Feeling Good"
(2001)
"Dead Star/In Your World"
(2002)

"Bliss"
(2001)
"Hyper Music / Feeling Good"
(2001)
"Dead Star/In Your World"
(2002)

text: The rock band Muse recorded a version for their 2001 album Origin of Symmetry. It was released as a single also featuring the song "Hyper Music".

text: In a poll by Total Guitar about best cover songs, Muse's version was fifth.[20] In September 2010, NME readers voted it the greatest cover song of all time over "Twist and Shout" by The Beatles and "Hurt" by Johnny Cash's [21] A BBC poll in 2014 placed it ninth.[22]

text: The song appeared in the movie Seven Pounds (2008), one episode of the TV series Queer as Folk, and during the end credits of an episode of the TV series Luther. It was used by Nestlé without the band's permission, so Nestlé replaced it with the Nina Simone version and paid Muse settlement money, which the band donated to Oxfam. Virgin Atlantic used the Muse version for a global television commercial which debuted in October 2010. The ad featured the song accompanying surreal vignettes of Virgin Atlantic cabin crew members. This sequence included imagery of flying people, a nod to the artwork of Muse's album Absolution.

text: Muse's version reached No. 137 on the singles chart in France and No. 24 on the singles chart in the UK.[23][24]

text: Michael Bublé's cover[edit]

text:
"Feeling Good"

Single by Michael Bublé

from the album It's Time

Released
4 April 2005

Format

CD
digital download

Recorded
2002

Genre

Big band
jazz

Length
3:57

Label

143
Reprise

Songwriter(s)

Leslie Bricusse
Anthony Newley

Michael Bublé singles chronology

"Spider-Man Theme"
(2004)
"Feeling Good"
(2005)
"Home"
(2005)

"Spider-Man Theme"
(2004)
"Feeling Good"
(2005)
"Home"
(2005)

Music video

"Feeling Good (Official video)" on YouTube

text: "Feeling Good" was covered by Canadian singer Michael Bublé as the lead single from his album, It's Time. The single was released on 4 April 2005.[25] The song was the opening track on his live album, Caught in the Act, and has appeared in television commercials, ESPN's 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament, and the 2010 NBA Draft broadcast.

text: Track listing[edit]

text: German CD single

text:
"Feeling Good" – 3:57
"Softly As I Leave You" – 3:23
"You'll Never Know" (live) – 3:48

text: Chart performance[edit]

text: The single peaked at No. 162 in the United Kingdom, No. 70 in Australia, No. 36 in Germany, No. 66 in Austria, and No. 14 in Poland. The song has become one of his most popular singles and became a hit in May 2010 when it reached No. 69 on the UK Singles Chart after it was featured in British commercials.

text:
Chart (2005–2010)
Peak
position

ARIA Singles Chart
70

UK Singles Chart
69

Polish Singles Chart
14

Austrian Singles Chart
66

Netherlands Singles Chart
61

German Singles Chart
36

text: Sales and certifications[edit]

text:
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales

United Kingdom (BPI)[26]
Silver
200,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

text: The Pussycat Dolls' cover[edit]

text:
"Feeling Good"

Song by The Pussycat Dolls

from the album PCD

Length
4:19

Label
A&M

Songwriter(s)

Anthony Newley
Leslie Bricusse

Producer(s)

Ron Fair
Tal Herzberg (co.)

PCD track listing

"Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go"
(11)
"Feeling Good"
(12)

text: American girl group The Pussycat Dolls recorded "Feeling Good" for their debut studio album, PCD (2005). It charted at number 23 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs.

text: Reception[edit]

text: The Pussycat Dolls' version of "Feeling Good" received mostly negative reviews from critics. Nick Butler of Sputnikmusic criticised all four of the covers featured on the album.[27] He singled out "Feeling Good", writing that the song's inclusion on the album serves as "a pretty pointless vocal workout for Nicole."[27] He added that "None of them stand up to other covers of the same tracks, let alone the originals."[27] John Murphy from musicOMH gave a negative review writing, "All the emotion and melodrama of the original is ripped out of the heart of the song and we're left with a pointless, faux-jazz version. They may as well have strutted over to [Nina] Simone's grave and performed a stiletto clad dance upon it."[28] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine commented that the "rendition of 'Feelin' Good' [...] is misguided at best."[29] However, in contrast, Spence D. of IGN wrote that "Feeling Good" "comes too late in the game to really save the album from spiraling into a melange of innocuous pop-cum-R&B studio crafted fluff." Spence D. praised the song for returning to the "retro vibe with wondrous results."[30] On the Billboard Jazz Songs chart, the song peaked at number 23, becoming The Pussycat Dolls' only song to appear on that chart.[31]

text: Live performances[edit]

text: The song is included on their 2006 Live from London as the fourth track of the DVD.[32] The song is performed solely by Scherzinger.[32] The song was also included on their first headlining tour, PCD World Tour. While delivering an a cappella version of the songs Scherzinger wears a "virginal hoodie-cum-headscarf." Helen Pidd of The Guardian while reviewing their show in Manchester commented that "she sure can sing."[33]. It was additionally included the 2006 DVD Live from London as the fourth track.

text: Lauryn Hill's Cover[edit]

text: Lauryn Hill covered "Feeling Good" as a part of an album of covers in tribute to Nina Simone, which features various Black artists, entitled "Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone" [34]. With Hill being considered one of the "second generation of contemporary soul stirrers" [35], she describes Simone's music as a music she "fed on" and states that "[Simone's] example is clearly a form of sustenance to a generation needing to find theirs" [36], describing the great influence Simone has had on Black artists as the food that continues to give to their music. The Netflix film that featured the album, entitled "What Happened, Miss Simone?" received critiques for its depiction of Nina Simone, with it failing to give Simone the credit as "one of America's greatest geniuses" being able to "[survive] America and [create] such searingly beautiful music" [37]. With the film blaming Simone's "descent" in the music industry on the idea that she "disappears in the Civil Rights Movement" [38], there is a lack of clear understanding on the significance that Simone's music posed for the Black community during this time. The amount of times that "Feeling Good" has been sampled alludes to the significance that Simone's music had before, during, and after her involvement in the Civil Rights movement, displaying how the "assimilation of radical new material is the core practice around which a deeply conservative tradition has been built"[39], allowing for new artists to reassess how traditional styles of music can be applied to the experiences of today. Lauryn Hill's reinvention of the classic "Feeling Good" reminds us of the genius of the original, showing how a "sensitive soul felt and conveyed in music, the trauma of the Black experience" [40].

text: Selected list of other notable recordings[edit]

text:
1965: Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters on ' Round Midnight
1965: John Coltrane on The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
1965: Jean DuShon on the album Feeling Good
1965: Julie London on the album Feeling Good[1]
1965: Chris Connor on the album Sings Gentle Bossa Nova
1965: Billy Eckstine on the album The Prime of My Life
1965: Sammy Davis, Jr. on the album The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
1965: Dorothy Ashby on the album The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby
1966: Stanley Turrentine on the album Rough 'n' Tumble
1966: Bobby Darin on the album Bobby Darin: In A Broadway Bag [1]
1966: Jack Jones on his album Impossible Dream[1]
1966: Freda Payne on the album How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore
1966: Carmen McRae on her live album Woman Talk
1968: Rufus Harley on the album Courage
1968: Nichelle Nichols on the album Down To Earth
1969: Black Cat Bones on the album Barbed Wire Sandwich[1]
1969: Traffic on the album Last Exit[1]
1969: Mahogany on the album Mahogany
1991: Carla White on the album Listen Here
1993: Elaine Paige on her album Romance & the Stage
1997: Sheryl Crow in the song "Tomorrow Never Dies" on the album Tomorrow Never Dies
2000: Eels on the album Oh What a Beautiful Morning
2000: Frank Cunimondo Trio on the album Feelin' Good
2001: Muse on their double A-side single Feeling Good and the album Origin of Symmetry
2003: RZA samples Freda Payne's rendition in the lead track of the album Birth of a Prince, "Bob 'N' I"
2003: Sacred Spirit on their song "A New Dawn" from the album Jazzy Chill Out
2004: Michelle McManus on her debut album The Meaning of Love
2004: Sophie B. Hawkins on the album Wilderness
2005: Wax Tailor on the album Tales of the Forgotten Melodies, sampled on the track "How I Feel"
2005: Quantic Soul Orchestra on the album Pushin' On
2006: Lil' Wayne & Juelz Santana on the shelved mixtape I Can't Feel My Face, sampled on the track "Birds Flyin' High"
2007: Toše Proeski on the album Igri Bez Granici
2007: John Barrowman on the album Another Side
2007: Blackmailers on the album Paradise Fanfare Blues
2007: Randy Crawford and Joe Sample on the album Feeling Good[1]
2007: UNC Clef Hangers on the album Time Out. The track was also included in the a cappella compilation album Sing III.
2008: George Michael on his Greatest Hits compilation, TwentyFive
2009: Adam Lambert on the album Season 8 Favorite Performances
2009: Joe Bonamassa on The Ballad of John Henry[1]
2009: My Brightest Diamond on Dark Was the Night
2009: Oleta Adams on Let's Stay Here
2009: Escala on Escala; used as a floor music by Sandra Izbasa in 2013.
2010: Gregory Porter in his album Water
2010: Asa on her Live in Paris album
2010: M.I Abaga in his album Illegal Music
2010: Noize MC on the song "Mersedes S666" in the album Последний альбом (альбом Noize MC)
2011: Melanie Amaro in The X Factor (U.S. season 1)
2011: Jennifer Hudson album track from I Remember Me
2011: Jay-Z and Kanye West on the song "New Day" in the album Watch the Throne
2011: Ronan Parke in his debut album Ronan Parke
2013: Ane Brun in her retrospective album Songs: 2003–2013
2013: Leslie West (with Dee Snider) on his album Still Climbing
2013: Aynsley Lister on his album Home
2014: George Michael on his album Symphonica
2014: Prabhu Deva on his movie Action Jackson
2015: Avicii as a same-titled single,[41] with amended lyrics. Performed by Audra Mae, the song was in cooperation with Volvo Cars for use in an ad.[42]
2016: Max Vangeli sampled for his song "Shine" (feat. Francis Marvel & Kacie Marie).


document_title: Raising Hope

question_text: where do the chances live on raising hope

root

text: Raising Hope

text: Premise[edit]

text: James "Jimmy" Chance is a 23-year old, living in the surreal fictional town of Natesville, who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night stand. Earning custody of his daughter, Hope, after the mother is sentenced to death, Jimmy relies on his oddball but well-intentioned family for support in raising the child.

tag: p

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text:
Lucas Neff as James "Jimmy" Bon Jovi Chance, Hope's father. A good-natured, wide-eyed 23-year old who is clueless about raising a child and everything else.
Martha Plimpton as Virginia Slims Chance. Hope's grandmother, Jimmy's mother, and Burt's wife. Virginia became pregnant with Jimmy at age fifteen, delivering him when she was sixteen.
Garret Dillahunt as "Burt" Jebbidiah Chance. Hope's grandfather, Jimmy's father, and Virginia's husband. Burt conceived Jimmy with Virginia when he was seventeen. He has a lawn care/pool cleaning business with Jimmy as his assistant.
Shannon Woodward as Sabrina Collins, Jimmy's coworker and love interest.
Cloris Leachman as Barbara June "Maw Maw" Thompson (recurring season 1, starring seasons 2-4), Virginia's 84-year-old grandmother, Jimmy's great-grandmother, and Hope's great-great-grandmother.
Gregg Binkley as Barney Hughes (recurring season 1, starring seasons 2-4), Manager of the store where Jimmy and Sabrina work.
Baylie and Rylie Cregut as Hope Chance (born Princess Beyonce Carlyle), Jimmy and Lucy's daughter, Virginia and Burt's granddaughter and Maw Maw's great-great-granddaughter.

tag: ul

text: Development and production[edit]

text: In June 2009, Fox announced it had booked a put pilot commitment with show creator Greg Garcia.[4]

text: Actress Olesya Rulin was originally cast as Sabrina, the love interest for Jimmy, and Kate Micucci was added to the cast as Jimmy's cousin. The pilot was filmed in December 2009.[5][6] In March 2010, Fox decided to recast two roles from the pilot. Shannon Woodward replaced Rulin as Sabrina.[7] Also recast was the role of Jimmy's cousin, changing from Micucci to male actor Skyler Stone as Mike.[6] With this, Micucci's role changed from Jimmy's cousin to become Shelley, Sabrina's cousin.[8]

text: Fox green-lit the pilot to series with an order in mid-May 2010 for a fall premiere in its 2010–11 television schedule.[9][10]

text: On January 10, 2011, Fox renewed Raising Hope for a second season.[11] On April 9, 2012, Raising Hope was renewed for a third season.[12] On March 4, 2013, Raising Hope was renewed for a fourth season.[13] On March 10, 2014, Fox announced the cancellation of the show after four seasons.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: Raising Hope has received positive reviews from critics. The show's first season received an average score of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic, meaning it received "generally favorable reviews."[14] Tom Gilatto of [monkeys] called the show the best new sitcom of the season, favorably comparing it to Malcolm in the Middle. Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times was lukewarm towards the show, stating that "Raising Hope is funny, sweet, occasionally provocative, and occasionally over-the-top in a regrettable way." James Poniewozik of Time Magazine was upbeat, stating that "Neff is amiably charming, Dillahunt and Plimpton give their characters a realism that belies the pilot's often-contemptuous jokes, and maybe 20% of the first episode shows a sweet-heartedness that rises above the easy white-trash humor." While not all of the reviews were positive, they were mostly positive by the end of the first season. Much of the show's praise went to the performances of Martha Plimpton and Garret Dillahunt.[15]

text: The second season of Raising Hope premiered on September 20, 2011 on Fox, moving to 9:30 pm from its original 8:00 pm time slot, due to the acquisition of New Girl. The second season received similar positive reviews to the first, with Matt Roush of TV Guide calling it "A treat for anyone who loves a good call-back to classic sitcoms."[16]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Timeslot (ET/PT)
Episodes
Premiered
Ended
TV Season
Rank
Viewers
(in millions)

Date time
Premiere
Viewers
(in millions)
Date
Finale
Viewers
(in millions)

1

Tuesday 9:00 pm

22

September 21, 2010

7.48[17]

May 17, 2011

5.40[18]
2010–2011
#85
6.45[19]

2

Tuesday 9:30 pm (September 20, 2011 – February 21, 2012; April 10–17, 2012)
Tuesday 8:00 pm (March 6 – April 3, 2012)

22

September 20, 2011

6.73[20]

April 17, 2012

3.79[21]
2011–2012
#106
5.64[22]

3

Tuesday 8:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 pm (March 28, 2013)

22

October 2, 2012

3.90[23]

March 28, 2013

3.28[24]
2012–2013
#106
4.56[25]

4

Friday 9:00 & 9:30 pm

22

November 15, 2013

2.35[26]

April 4, 2014

1.52[27]
2013–2014
#144
2.69[28]

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text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Awards and nominations for Raising Hope

Year
Award
Category
Recipients
Outcome

2010
Satellite Awards
Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Raising Hope
Nominated[29]

Jamison Awards
Favorite Avery Laugh Award
Won

2011
Casting Society of America
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – Comedy
Dava Waite
Won[30]

Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Martha Plimpton
Nominated[31]

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Cloris Leachman
Nominated[31]

People's Choice Awards
Favorite New TV Comedy
Raising Hope
Nominated[32]

Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a TV series – Comedy or Musical
Martha Plimpton
Won[33]

Teen Choice Awards
Choice TV – Breakout Show
Raising Hope
Nominated

Television Critics Association Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
Nominated

Critics' Choice Television Award
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Martha Plimpton
Nominated

Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress 11–16
Kelly Heyer
Nominated

2012
Motion Picture Sound Editors
Best Sound Editing – Music for Short Form Television
Sharyn M. Tylk and Susan Ham
Won

Young Artist Awards
Best Young Actress Recurring in a Television Series
Kelly Heyer
Nominated

Critics' Choice Television Award
Best Comedy Actress
Martha Plimpton
Nominated

Best Comedy Actor
Garret Dillahunt
Nominated

Emmy Awards
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Matthew Thompson
Nominated

text: International broadcasts[edit]

text: In the United Kingdom, Sky1 picked up the broadcast rights and added the show to its 2010–2011 UK & Ireland autumn schedule, beginning November 2010.[34]

text: In Australia, Ten originally broadcast the series before moving it to Eleven.

text: In Portugal, the series premiered on January 29, 2011 on Fox Life. The English title is Raising Hope.[35]

text: In Brazil, the series premiered on September 22, 2010 on FOX. The English title is "Raising Hope."

text: In Italy, the series premiered on February 3, 2011 on Fox. The Italian title is Aiutami Hope!.[36]

text: In the Czech Republic, the series broadcasts on HBO. This show premiered on February 1, 2011. The Czech title is Vychovávat Hope.[37]

text: In Latin America, the series broadcasts on I.Sat. The show premiered on March 2011.[38]

text: In Canada, the first season aired on the Global Television Network[39] at the same time as Fox in the United States. In 2011, City bought rights from the Global Television Network, and began broadcasting the show.[40] On the morning show that City airs, Breakfast Television, they announced on May 29, 2011 that the series will start airing at 8:00 pm on Tuesdays instead of 9:30 pm on Tuesdays due to other Fox series Glee moving to Thursdays at 9:00pm. This started on September 18, 2012.

text: In Finland, the first season aired on Sub on January 10, 2013. The Finnish title is Isän Tyttö.[41]

text: In Germany, the series broadcasts on RTL Nitro. This started on September 10, 2012. The English title is Raising Hope.[42]


document_title: Battle of Kings Mountain

question_text: who was the american commander at the battle of king's mountain

question_tokens: who was the american commander at the battle of king 's mountain

text: Battle of Kings Mountain

text: Prelude to battle[edit]

text: Major Patrick Ferguson was appointed Inspector of Militia on May 22, 1780. His task was to march to the old Tryon County area, raise and organize Loyalist units from the Tory population of the Carolina Backcountry, and protect the left flank of Lord Cornwallis' main body at Charlotte, North Carolina.[4][5]

text: Battle of Musgrove's Mill[edit]

text: On the morning of August 18, 1780 two hundred mounted Patriot partisans under joint command of Colonels Isaac Shelby, James Williams, and Elijah Clarke prepared to raid a Loyalist camp at Musgrove’s Mill, which controlled the local grain supply and guarded a ford of the Enoree River. The Battle of Musgrove Mill, August 19, 1780 occurred near a ford of the Enoree River, near the present-day border between Spartanburg, Laurens and Union Counties in South Carolina.[6] The Patriots anticipated surprising a garrison of about an equal number of Loyalists, but a local farmer informed them that the Tories had recently been reinforced by about a hundred Loyalist militia and two hundred provincial regulars on their way to join British Major Patrick Ferguson.[7] The whole battle took perhaps an hour and within that period, sixty-three Tories were killed, an unknown number wounded, and seventy were taken prisoner.[8] The Patriots lost only about four dead and twelve wounded.[9]

text: Some Whig leaders briefly considered attacking the Tory stronghold at Ninety Six, South Carolina; but they hurriedly dispersed after learning that a large Patriot army had been defeated at Camden three days previous.[citation needed]

text: Pursuit of Shelby[edit]

text: Shelby’s forces covered sixty miles with Ferguson in hot pursuit before making their escape.[10] In the wake of General Horatio Gates’ blundering defeat at Camden, the victory at Musgrove Mill heartened the Patriots and served as further evidence that the South Carolina backcountry could not be held by the Tories.

text: Shelby and his Overmountain Men crossed back over the Appalachian Mountains and retreated back into the territory of the Watauga Association at Sycamore Shoals in present day Elizabethton, Tennessee, and by the next month on September 25, 1780, Colonels Shelby, John Sevier, and Charles McDowell and their 600 Overmountain Men had combined forces with Col. William Campbell and his 400 Virginia men at the Sycamore Shoals muster in advance of the October 7, 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain north of present day Blacksburg, South Carolina in North Carolina.[citation needed]

text: On September 2, Ferguson and the militia he had already recruited marched west in pursuit of Shelby toward the Appalachian Mountain hill country on what is now the Tennessee/North Carolina border.[11] By September 10, Ferguson had established a base camp at Gilbert Town, North Carolina and, according to Shelby[12] issued a challenge to the Patriot leaders to lay down their arms or he would "lay waste to their country with fire and sword."[13]

text: North Carolina Patriot militia leaders Isaac Shelby and John Sevier, from the Washington District (now northeast Tennessee), met and agreed to lead their militiamen against him.[14]

text: Muster at Sycamore Shoals[edit]

text: Patriot leaders also sent word to a Virginia militia leader, William Campbell, asking him to join them at Sycamore Shores.[14] Campbell called on Benjamin Cleveland to bring his Wilkes County, North Carolina militia to the rendezvous.[15] The detachments of Shelby, Sevier and Campbell were met by 160 North Carolina militiamen led by Charles McDowell and his brother Joseph.[15] Campbell's cousin, Arthur Campbell, brought 200 more Virginians.[16] About 1,100 volunteers from southwest Virginia and today's northeast Tennessee, known as the "Overmountain Men" because they had settled into the wilderness west of the Appalachian Mountains ridgeline, mustered at the rendezvous on September 25, 1780, at Sycamore Shoals near the modern city of Elizabethton, Tennessee. Their movement had been made possible by easing tensions with the Cherokee, thanks to diplomacy by Benjamin Cleveland's brother-in-law, Indian agent Joseph Martin.[17][18][19] The Overmountain Men crossed Roan Mountain the next day, and proceeded in a southerly direction for about thirteen days in anticipation of fighting the British Loyalist forces. By September 30, they had reached Quaker Meadows, the Burke County, North Carolina home of the McDowell brothers, where they united with Benjamin Cleveland and 350 men.[20] Now 1400 strong, the Patriots marched to South Mountain, North Carolina,[21] The five colonels leading the Patriot force (Shelby, Sevier, William Campbell, Joseph McDowell and Cleveland) chose William Campbell as the nominal commander, but they agreed that all five would act in council to command their combined army.[22]

text: Meanwhile, two deserters from the Patriot militia reached Patrick Ferguson and informed him of the large body of militia advancing towards him. Waiting three days for reasons that are still unclear, Ferguson ordered a retreat to Lord Cornwallis and the British main forces in Charlotte, sending a message to Cornwallis requesting reinforcements. The request did not reach Cornwallis until one day after the battle. On October 1, Ferguson reached North Carolina's Broad River, where he issued another pugnacious public letter, calling the local militia to join him lest they be "pissed upon by a set of mongrels" (the Overmountain Men).[23]

text: On October 4, the Patriot militia reached Ferguson's former camp at Gilbert Town,[24] where thirty Georgia militiamen joined them, anxious for action.[25] On October 6, they reached Cowpens, South Carolina, (site of the future Battle of Cowpens), where they received word that Ferguson was east of them, heading towards Charlotte and Cornwallis. They hurried to catch him.[26] Rebel spies reported Ferguson was making camp on Kings Mountain with some 1200 men.[27] Ferguson, rather than pushing on until he reached Charlotte and safety (just a day's march away), camped at Kings Mountain and sent Cornwallis another letter asking for reinforcements.[28] Kings Mountain is one of many rocky forested hills in the upper Piedmont, near the border between North and South Carolina. It is shaped like a footprint with the highest point at the heel, a narrow instep, and a broad rounded toe. The Loyalists camped on a ridge west of Kings Pinnacle, the highest point on Kings Mountain.

text: Needing to hurry, the Patriot militia put 900 men on horseback and rode for Kings Mountain.[27] They left immediately, marching through the night of the 6th and morning of the 7th, even though the rain never stopped. By sunrise of the 7th, they forded the Broad River, fifteen miles from Kings Mountain.[29] By early afternoon they arrived and immediately surrounded the ridge and attacked.[30]

text: Battle[edit]

text: The battle opened about 3 p.m.,[31] when the 900 Patriots (including John Crockett, father of Davy Crockett), approached the steep base of the western ridge. They formed eight detachments of 100 to 200 men each. Ferguson was unaware that the Patriots had caught up to him and his 1,100 men. He was the only regular British soldier in the command,[32] composed entirely of Loyalist Carolina militia, except for the 100 or so red-uniformed Provincials (enlisted colonials)[33] from New York. He had not thought it necessary to fortify his camp.[34]

text: The Patriots caught the Loyalists by surprise. Loyalist officer Alexander Chesney later wrote he didn't know the Patriots were anywhere near them until the shooting started.[34] As the screaming Patriots charged up the hill, Captain DePeyster turned to Ferguson and said, "These things are ominous — these are the damned yelling boys!"[31] Two parties, led by Colonels John Sevier and William Campbell, assaulted the mountains "heel"—the smallest in area, but its highest point. The other detachments, led by Colonels Shelby, Williams, Lacey, Cleveland, Hambright, Winston and McDowell, attacked the main Loyalist position, surrounding the "ball" base beside the "heel" crest of the mountain.[35]

text: No one in the Patriot army held command once the fighting started. Each detachment fought independently under the previously agreed to plan to surround and destroy the Loyalists.[36] The Patriots crept up the hill and fired from behind rocks and trees. Ferguson rallied his troops and launched a desperate bayonet-charge against Campbell and Sevier. Lacking bayonets, the Patriots ran down the hill and into the woods. Campbell soon rallied his troops, returned to the hill, and resumed firing. Ferguson ordered two more bayonet charges during the battle. This became the pattern of the battle; the Patriots would charge up the hill, then the Tories would charge down the hill with fixed bayonets, driving the Patriots off the slopes and into the woods. Once the charge was spent and the Tories returned to their positions, the Patriots would reform in the woods, return to the base of the hill, and charge up the hill again.[36] During one of the charges, Colonel Williams was killed, and Colonel McDowell was wounded. Firing was difficult for the Loyalists, since the Patriots constantly moved using cover and concealment to their advantage. Furthermore, the downhill angle of the hill contributed to the Loyalists overshooting their marks.[37]

text: After an hour of combat,[38] Loyalist casualties were heavy. Ferguson rode back and forth across the hill, blowing a silver whistle he used to signal charges. Shelby, Sevier and Campbell reached the top of the hill behind the Loyalist position and attacked Ferguson's rear. The Loyalists were driven back into their camp, where they began to surrender. Ferguson drew his sword and hacked down any small white flags that he saw popping up, but he appeared to know that the end was near. In an attempt to rally his faltering men, Ferguson shouted out "Hurrah, brave boys, the day is ours!" [sic][39] He gathered a few officers together and tried to cut through the Patriot ring, but Sevier's men fired a volley and Ferguson was shot and dragged by his horse behind the Patriot line.[40] There he was confronted by an opposing rebel officer, who demanded a surrender from the major. Ferguson shot and killed the man with his pistol in a final act of defiance, but was immediately shot dead by multiple Patriots on the spot. When the Patriots recovered his corpse, they counted seven bullet wounds.[41]

text: Seeing their leader fall, the Loyalists began to surrender. Some Patriots did not want to take prisoners, as they were eager to avenge the Battle of Waxhaws or 'Tarleton's Quarter,' in which Banastre Tarleton's forces killed a sizable number of Abraham Buford's Continental soldiers after the latter tried to surrender. (At Waxhaws, Tarleton's horse was shot, pinning him to the ground and leading his men to believe their commanding officer had been killed under a white flag of surrender.)[42] Also, other Patriots were seemingly unaware that the Loyalists were trying to surrender.[39]

text: Loyalist Captain Abraham DePeyster, in command after Ferguson was killed, sent out an emissary with a white flag, asking for quarter. For several minutes, the Patriots rejected DePeyster's white flag and continued firing, many of them shouting, "Give 'em Tarleton's Quarter!" and "Give them Buford's play!" A significant number of the surrendering Loyalists were killed and/or wounded including the white flag emissary.[43] When DePeyster sent out a second white flag, a few of the rebel officers, including Campbell and Sevier, ran forward and took control by ordering their men to cease fire.[44] They took about 800 Loyalist prisoners.[45]

text: Aftermath[edit]

text: The Battle of Kings Mountain lasted 65 minutes.[46] The Loyalists suffered 290 killed, 163 wounded, and 668 taken prisoner. The Patriot militia suffered 28 killed and 60 wounded.[1] The Patriots had to move out quickly for fear that Cornwallis would advance to meet them.[47] Loyalist prisoners well enough to walk were herded to camps several miles from the battlefield. The dead were buried in shallow graves and wounded were left on the field to die. Ferguson's corpse was later reported to have been desecrated and wrapped in oxhide before burial.[48] Both victors and captives came near to starvation on the march due to a lack of supplies in the hastily organized Patriot army.[47]

text: On October 14, the retreating Patriot force held drumhead courts-martial of Loyalists on various charges (treason, desertion from Patriot militias, incitement of Indian rebellion).[citation needed] Passing through the Sunshine community in what is now Rutherford County, N.C., the retreat halted on the property of the Biggerstaff family. Aaron Biggerstaff, a Loyalist, had fought in the battle and been mortally wounded. His brother Benjamin was a Patriot and was being held as a prisoner-of-war on a British ship docked at Charleston, S.C. Their cousin John Moore was the Loyalist commander at the earlier Battle of Ramsour's Mill (modern Lincolnton, N.C.), in which many of the combatants at Kings Mountain had participated on one side or the other.[citation needed]

text: While stopped on the Biggerstaff land, the rebels convicted 36 Loyalist prisoners. Some were testified against by Patriots who had previously fought alongside them and later changed sides. Nine of the prisoners were hanged before Isaac Shelby brought an end to the proceedings.[49] His decision to halt the executions came after an impassioned plea for mercy from one of the Biggerstaff women, although accounts vary as to whether it was Martha Biggerstaff, Aaron's wife, or Mary Van Zant Biggerstaff, Benjamin's wife.[50] Many of the Patriots dispersed over the next few days, while all but 130 of the Loyalist prisoners escaped while being led in single file through woodlands. The column finally made camp at Salem, North Carolina.[51]

text: Kings Mountain was a pivotal moment in the history of the American Revolution. Coming after a series of disasters and humiliations in the Carolinas—the fall of Charleston and capture of the American army there, the destruction of another American army at the Battle of Camden, the Waxhaws Massacre—the surprising, decisive victory at Kings Mountain was a great boost to Patriot morale. The Tories of the Carolina back country were broken as a military force.[52] Additionally, the destruction of Ferguson's command and the looming threat of Patriot militia in the mountains caused Lord Cornwallis to cancel his plans to invade North Carolina; he instead evacuated Charlotte and retreated to South Carolina.[52] He would not return to North Carolina until early 1781, when he was chasing Nathanael Greene after the Americans had dealt British forces another defeat at the Battle of Cowpens.

text: In The Winning of the West, Theodore Roosevelt wrote of Kings Mountain, "This brilliant victory marked the turning point of the American Revolution." Thomas Jefferson called it, "The turn of the tide of success." President Herbert Hoover at Kings Mountain said,

text: This is a place of inspiring memories. Here less than a thousand men, inspired by the urge of freedom, defeated a superior force entrenched in this strategic position. This small band of Patriots turned back a dangerous invasion well designed to separate and dismember the united Colonies. It was a little army and a little battle, but it was of mighty portent. History has done scant justice to its significance, which rightly should place it beside Lexington, Bunker Hill, Trenton and Yorktown.[53]

text: In 1931, the Congress of the United States created the Kings Mountain National Military Park at the site of the battle. The park headquarters is in Blacksburg, South Carolina, and hosts hundreds of thousands of people each year.[54]


document_title: Bert and Ernie

question_text: when did bert and ernie first appear on sesame street

text: Bert and Ernie

text: History[edit]

text: Bert and Ernie were built by Don Sahlin from a simple design scribbled by Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. Initially, Henson performed Bert and Oz performed Ernie, but after just one day of rehearsal, they switched characters. The original idea was to show that even though two people can have totally different characteristics, they can still be good friends.[1] According to writer Jon Stone, the relationship between Bert and Ernie reflected the real-life friendship between Henson and Oz.[2]

text: According to A&E's Biography, Bert and Ernie were virtually the only Muppets to appear in the Sesame Street pilot episode, which was screen tested to a number of families in July 1969. Their brief appearance was the only part of the pilot that tested well, so it was decided that not only should Muppet characters be the "stars" of the show, but would also interact with the human characters, something that was not done in the pilot.[citation needed]

text: An ordinary Bert and Ernie skit involves Ernie coming up with a hare-brained idea, and Bert trying to talk him out of it, ending with Bert losing his temper and Ernie remaining unaware of the results of his own bad idea. For example, in one sketch, Ernie tells Bert he started to collect ice cubes the day before, and put them under the electric blanket overnight. When he shows the ice cubes to Bert, he finds out that they have melted into water. Bert knows what happened, and tries to tell Ernie that his ice cubes melted because of the electric blanket, but Ernie takes this to mean that a fish from the ocean came into the apartment and melted his ice cubes, and vows to find the (non-existent) fish that melted them.[citation needed]

text: The age of the characters is unclear. Sesame Street Live performer Taylor Morgan said in an interview that "I just kind of try to think like a 6–year–old or a 7–year–old, because that's how old Bert is."[3]

text: Ernie[edit]

text: Ernie was originally performed by Jim Henson. From 1990 to 2014, Muppeteer Steve Whitmire took on the role of Ernie (following the death of Henson in 1990). In 2014, Billy Barkhurst took on the role of Ernie; currently, the character is performed by Peter Linz.

text: Ernie is a "live hand puppet", meaning that while operating the head of the puppet with his right hand, the puppeteer inserts his left hand into a T shaped sleeve, capped off with a glove that matches the fabric "skin" of the puppet, thus "becoming" the left arm of the puppet. A second puppeteer usually provides the right arm.

text: Ernie's performance of "Rubber Duckie," wherein he sings affectionately about his squeaking toy duck and the joy it brings him during bath time, became a modest mainstream hit, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1970.[4]

text: Bert[edit]

text: Bert was initially performed by Frank Oz. Since 2001, Muppeteer Eric Jacobson has been phased in as Bert's primary performer after Oz retired from most of his Muppet duties to focus on directing (Oz, however, did continue to perform the character occasionally). Bert is an "hand rod puppet", which means that while the puppeteer's right arm is inserted into Bert's head to control the mouth, the puppeteer's left hand uses rods to control the arms of the puppet.

text: In popular culture[edit]

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text: Bert and Ernie are among a handful of Sesame Street-specific Muppets to also appear on The Muppet Show, making occasional cameo appearances, such as at the end of The Muppets Valentine Show, the 1974 pilot episode for the series. While several other Muppets featured on Sesame Street such as Kermit the Frog would crossover into the other program, Bert and Ernie were primarily confined to the occasional cameo.

text: Bert and Ernie live together in an apartment in the basement of 123 Sesame Street. Despite sleeping in separate beds, they share the same bedroom, which has led to some speculation that they are a representation of gay lovers. This is denied by Sesame Workshop,[5] and some of Bert's interactions with female characters appear to show that he is attracted to women: serenading Connie Stevens in the Some Enchanted Evening segment of a first-season episode of The Muppet Show, and recording a song about his girlfriend, I Want to Hold Your Ear, which was released on several albums.

text: But the idea of Bert and Ernie as a couple is sufficiently widespread that it has been used as the basis of jokes on the shows Saturday Night Live, American Dad!, Modern Family, The Simpsons, Friends, The Middle, Family Guy, and Supernatural. Sportscaster Jim Rome has received emails and phone calls from listeners to his radio program on the subject, and has expressed disgust with them. More recently, The New Yorker magazine chose an image of Bert and Ernie by artist Jack Hunter, titled Moment of Joy, as the cover of their July 8, 2013 publication, which covers the Supreme Court decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8.[6]

text: From March 30, 1997, to ca. 2002, the parody website "Bert is Evil" displayed Bert in a number of doctored photographs, implicating him in crimes ranging from the Assassination of John F. Kennedy to those of Jack the Ripper. A similar image from another source and featuring Bert conferring with Osama bin Laden was mistakenly included by a Bangladeshi print shop on a series of protest signs in October 2001 and 2002.[7]

text: The German comedy sketch series Freitag Nacht News had a recurring sketch called Bernie und Ert created by Attik Kargar, who performed the puppets and supplied the voice of Bernie. Bernie and Ert are an obscene parody of Ernie and Bert, and especially re-dubbed on Sesamstrasse. The puppets had no nose, one eye each, and swapped hairstyles. Each sketch focused on such topics as crime, drug abuse and Friday the 13th.

text: In February 2003, Bernie and Ert were dropped from the series because of legal concerns; however, older episodes circulate on the internet. They also appeared in a Freitag Nacht News sequence called Bullzeye in a sketch called "Popo Club". Bernie & Ert wore black masks and leather jackets, disguised as Unknown No. 1 and Unknown No. 2 respectively, with another character named Winfred. This skit became popular that it resulted in more skits called "Popo Club" featuring Unknown No. 1 & 2, with occasional appearances by Winfred.

text: Characters named Bert and Ernie appear in the film It's a Wonderful Life as a taxi driver and a policeman, respectively, but those behind Sesame Street claim that it is merely a coincidence. Jerry Juhl, a writer on many Henson related projects, said, "Despite his many talents, Jim had no memory for details like this. He knew the movie, of course, but would not have remembered the police officer and the cabdriver."

text: This is referenced in the Sesame Street special Elmo Saves Christmas, where due to Elmo's wish, Christmas repeats itself every day and "It's a Wonderful Life" plays on television continuously. The part where Bert and Ernie are referenced is toward the end, where the two (who don't speak) are walking by the television and stop short when they hear their names mentioned.[8]

text: In April 2013, a pair of high energy neutrinos detected at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, possibly of extragalactic origin, have been nicknamed "Bert" and "Ernie".[9] The British soap opera EastEnders has confirmed that characters Bert and Ernie Moon are named after the Muppets characters.[10]

text: Internationally[edit]

text:
Arab World, Iftah Ya Simsim, Bert is "Badr", and Ernie is "Anis". They are called "Anis w Badr"
Brazil, Vila Sésamo, Bert is "Beto", and Ernie is "Ênio". They're called "Ênio e Beto".
Egypt, Alam Simsim, Bert is "Hadi", and Ernie is Shadi. They are known as "Shadi w Hadi".
France, 1, Rue Sésame, Bert is "Bart" and Ernie is "Ernest". They are called "Ernest et Bart". It is also interesting to note that in the French version, when Bert's brother Bart comes to visit, he is called "Bert".
Germany, Sesamstraße, they are called "Ernie und Bert".
Israel, Rechov Sumsum, Bert is "Bentz", a common short-form for the name "Ben-Tzion", and Ernie is "Arik", short-form for "Ariel".
Italy, "Sesamo apriti", Bert is "Berto" and Ernie is "Ernesto". They are called "Ernesto e Berto".
Mexico and all Latin America, Plaza Sésamo, Bert is "Beto", while Ernie is "Enrique". In addition, Ernie's cousin Ernestine is called "Enriqueta".
Netherlands, Sesamstraat they are "Bert en Ernie". Paul Haenen provides Bert's voice, and Wim T. Schippers provides Ernie's.
Norway, Sesam Stasjon, Bert is "Bernt", while Ernie is "Erling". Usually, they're called "Bernt og Erling", respecitvely voiced by Harald Mæle and Magnus Nielsen.
Pakistan, Khul Ja Sim Sim, Bert is "Bablu", while Ernie is "Annu". They are commonly called "Annu aur Bablu".
Poland, Ulica Sezamkowa, Bert is "Hubert" and Ernie is "Emil". They are called "Hubert i Emil".
Portugal, Rua Sésamo, Bert is "Becas" and Ernie is "Egas". They are called "Egas e Becas", in the opposite order.
Russia, Ulitsa Sezam, Bert is Vlas and Ernie is Yenik. They are called Yenik i Vlas
Spain, Barrio Sésamo, Bert is "Blas", and Ernie is "Epi". Also, they're always called "Epi y Blas", in the opposite order.
Turkey, Susam Sokağı, Bert is "Büdü", while Ernie is "Edi". They are commonly called "Edi ile Büdü".


document_title: Internet Explorer version history

question_text: what is the latest release of internet explorer

text: Internet Explorer version history

text: OS compatibility[edit]

text: IE versions, over time, have had widely varying OS compatibility, ranging from being available for many platforms and several versions of Windows to only a few versions of Windows. Many versions of IE had some support for an older OS but stopped getting updates. The increased growth of the Internet in the 1990s and 2000s means that current browsers with small market shares have more total users than the entire market early on. For example, 90% market share in 1997 would be roughly 60 million[1] users, but by the start of 2007 90% market share would equate to over 900 million users.[1] The result is that later versions of IE6 had many more users in total than all the early versions put together.

text: The release of IE7 at the end of 2006 resulted in a collapse of IE6 market share; by February 2007, market version share statistics showed IE6 at about 50% and IE7 at 29%.[2] Regardless of the actual market share, the most compatible version (across operating systems) of IE was 5.x, which had Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, Unix, and most Windows versions available and supported for a short period in the late 1990s (although 4.x had a more unified codebase across versions). By 2007, IE had much narrower OS support, with the latest versions supporting only Windows XP Service Pack 2 and above. Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, and 7.0 (Experimental) have also been unofficially ported to the Linux operating system from the project IEs4Linux.

text: Windows[edit]

text:
Windows[3][4]

Years
Layout engine
10, Server 2016
8.1, Server 2012 R2
8, Server 2012
7, Server 2008 R2
Vista, Server 2008
Server 2003
XP
ME
2000
98
NT 4.0
95
NT 3.51
NT 3.5
NT 3.1
3.1x

IE 11
2013/2015
Trident 7.0
Included
Included
N/A
Yes with SP1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

IE 10
2012
Trident 6.0
N/A
N/A
Included
Yes with SP1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

IE 9
2011
Trident 5.0[5]
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes with SP2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

IE 8
2009
Trident 4.0[6]
N/A
N/A
N/A
Included
Yes
Yes with SP2
Yes with SP2/SP3
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

IE 7
2006
Trident
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Included
Yes with SP1/SP2
Yes with SP2/SP3&
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

IE 6
2001
Trident
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Included
Included
Yes
6.0 SP1
Yes
6.0 SP1
Yes
6.0 SP1
Yes
6.0 SP1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

IE 5.5
2000
Trident
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Included
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
5.5 SP2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

IE 5
1999
Trident
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Included
5.01 SP4
Included
with 98SE
Yes
Yes
Yes
16-bit only
N/A
N/A
Yes

IE 4
1997
Trident
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Included
4.01
Yes
Included
OSR2.5
Yes
16-bit only
N/A
N/A
Yes

IE 3
1996
Spyglass
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Included
SP3 or some language versions
Included
OSR2
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes

IE 2
1995
Spyglass
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Included
Included
OSR1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

IE 1.5
1996
Spyglass
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A

IE 1
1995
Spyglass
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Non-free
Plus!
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

text: Mac OS[edit]

text:
Mac OS[3][4]

Years
Layout engine
Mac OS X
PPC
Mac OS 7.6 to 9.2.2
PPC
Mac OS 7.5.x
PPC

Mac OS 7.1 to 8.1
68k
7.1.2
PPC

Mac OS 7.0.1
68k

IE 5.0
1999
Tasman
Included
5.2.3 €
Included¥
5.1.7 €
N/A
N/A
N/A

IE 4.5
1999
–
N/A
Included€
Yes
N/A
N/A

IE 4.0
1997
Trident
[verification needed]
N/A
Included€
Yes
Yes
4.01
N/A

IE 3.0
1996
–
N/A
Included€
Yes
Included€
N/A

IE 2.0
1995
–
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes£
Yes£
2.0.1

text: Others[edit]

text:
Other operating systems[3][4]

Years
Layout engine
IBM OS/2
2.1 and later
Unix HP-UX
Solaris

IE 5.0
1999
?
N/A
Yes
5.01 SP1

IE 4.0
1997
Trident
[verification needed]
N/A
Yes

IE 3.0
1996
–
Yes (16-bit)
Beta

IE 2.0
1995
–
Yes (16-bit)
N/A

text: Early versions[edit]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer[edit]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer (later referred to as Internet Explorer 1) made its debut on 16 August 1995. It was a reworked version of Spyglass Mosaic which Microsoft had licensed,[7][8] like many other companies initiating browser development, from Spyglass Inc.[7][8] It came with the purchase of Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 and with at least some OEM releases of Windows 95 without Plus!.[9] It was installed as part of the Internet Jumpstart Kit in Plus! for Windows 95.[10] The Internet Explorer team began with about six people in early development.[11][12] Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.5 was released several months later for Windows NT and added support for basic HTML table rendering. By including it free of charge on their operating system, they did not have to pay royalties to Spyglass Inc, resulting in a lawsuit and a US$8 million settlement on January 22, 1997.[7][8]

text: Although not included, this software can also be installed on the original release of Windows 95.

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer (that is version 1.x) is no longer supported, or available for download from Microsoft. However, archived versions of the software can be found on various websites.

text: Features[edit]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer came with an install routine replacing a manual installation required by many of the existing web browsers.[13]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 2[edit]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 was released for Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51, and NT 4.0 on 22 November 1995 (following a 2.0 beta in October). It featured support for JavaScript, SSL, cookies, frames, VRML, RSA, and Internet newsgroups. Version 2 was also the first release for Windows 3.1 and Macintosh System 7.0.1 (PPC or 68k), although the Mac version was not released until January 1996 for PPC, and April for 68k.[14] Version 2.1 for the Mac came out in August 1996, although by this time, Windows was getting 3.0. Version 2 was included in Windows 95 OSR 1 and Microsoft's Internet Starter Kit for Windows 95 in early 1996.[15] It launched with twelve languages, including English, but by April 1996, this was expanded to 24, 20, and 9 for Win 95, Win 3.1, and Mac, respectively.[15] The 2.0i version supported double-byte character-set.[15]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 3[edit]

text:
Market share history snapshot
for February 2005[16]

IE4: 0.07%

IE5: 6.17%

IE6: 82.79%

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 was released on 13 August 1996 and went on to be much more popular than its predecessors. Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 was the first major browser with CSS support, although this support was only partial. It also introduced support for ActiveX controls, Java applets, inline multimedia, and the PICS system for content metadata. Version 3 also came bundled with Internet Mail and News, NetMeeting, and an early version of the Windows Address Book, and was itself included with Windows 95 OSR 2. Version 3 proved to be the first more popular version of Internet Explorer, bringing with it increased scrutiny. In the months following its release, a number of security and privacy vulnerabilities were found by researchers and hackers. This version of Internet Explorer was the first to have the 'blue e' logo.[10] The Internet Explorer team consisted of roughly 100 people during the development of three months.[17] The first major IE security hole, the Princeton Word Macro Virus Loophole, was discovered on 22 August 1996 in IE3.[18]

text: Backwards compatibility was handled by allowing users who upgraded to IE3 to still use the previous version, because the installation renamed the old version (incorporating the old version number) and stored it in the same directory.[19]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4[edit]

text:
Market share history snapshot
for October 2008[20]

IE4: 0.01%

IE5: 0.20%

IE6: 37.01%

IE7: 35.81%

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4, released in September 1997, deepened the level of integration between the web browser and the underlying operating system. Installing version 4 on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 and choosing Windows Desktop Update would result in the traditional Windows Explorer being replaced by a version more akin to a web browser interface, as well as the Windows desktop itself being web-enabled via Active Desktop. The integration with Windows, however, was subject to numerous packaging criticisms (see United States v. Microsoft). This option was no longer available with the installers for later versions of Internet Explorer, but was not removed from the system if already installed. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 introduced support for Group Policy, allowing companies to configure and lock down many aspects of the browser's configuration as well as support for offline browsing.[21] Internet Mail and News was replaced with Outlook Express, and Microsoft Chat and an improved NetMeeting were also included. This version was also included with Windows 98. New features that allowed users to save and retrieve posts in comment forms were added, but they are not used today. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 offered new features such as easier 128-bit encryption. It also offered a dramatic stability improvement over prior versions, particularly the 68k version, which was especially prone to freezing.[22][23][24]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5[edit]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, launched on 18 March 1999, and subsequently included with Windows 98 Second Edition and bundled with Office 2000, was another significant release that supported bi-directional text, ruby characters, XML, XSLT, and the ability to save web pages in MHTML format. IE5 was bundled with Outlook Express 5. Also, with the release of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Microsoft released the first version of XMLHttpRequest, giving birth to Ajax (even though the term "Ajax" was not coined until years later). It was the last with a 16-bit version. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, a bug fix version included in Windows 2000, was released in December 1999. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 followed in July 2000, improving its print preview capabilities, CSS and HTML standards support, and developer APIs; this version was bundled with Windows ME. However, version 5 was the last version for Mac and UNIX. Version 5.5 was the last to have Compatibility Mode, which allowed Microsoft Internet Explorer 4[25] to be run side by side with the 5.x.[10][26] The IE team consisted of over 1,000 people by 1999, with funding on the order of US$100 million per year.[12][17]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6[edit]

text: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 was released on 27 August 2001, a few months before Windows XP. This version included DHTML enhancements, content restricted inline frames, and partial support of CSS level 1, DOM level 1, and SMIL 2.0.[27] The MSXML engine was also updated to version 3.0. Other new features included a new version of the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK), Media bar, Windows Messenger integration, fault collection, automatic image resizing, P3P, and a new look-and-feel that was in line with the Luna visual style of Windows XP, when used in Windows XP. Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 offered several security enhancements and coincided with the Windows XP SP1 patch release. In 2002, the Gopher protocol was disabled, and support for it was dropped in Internet Explorer 7.[28] Internet Explorer 6.0 SV1[29] came out on 6 August 2004 for Windows XP SP2 and offered various security enhancements and new colour buttons on the user interface. Internet Explorer 6 updated the original 'blue e' logo to a lighter blue and more 3D look.[10] Microsoft now considers IE6 to be an obsolete product and recommends that users upgrade to Internet Explorer 8. Some corporate IT users have not upgraded despite this, in part because some still use Windows 2000, which will not run Internet Explorer 7 or above.[30] Microsoft has launched a website, http://ie6countdown.com/, with the goal of getting Internet Explorer 6 usage to drop below 1 percent worldwide. Its usage is 6% globally as of October 2012, and now about 6.3% since June 2013, and depending on the country, the usage differs heavily: while the usage in Norway is 0.1%, it is 21.3% in the People's Republic of China.[31] On 3 January 2012, Microsoft announced that usage of IE6 in the United States had dropped below 1%.[32][33]

text: Windows Internet Explorer 7[edit]

text: Windows Internet Explorer 7 was released on 18 October 2006. It includes bug fixes, enhancements to its support for web standards, tabbed browsing with tab preview and management, a multiple-engine search box, a web feeds reader, Internationalized Domain Name support (IDN), Extended Validation Certificate support, and an anti-phishing filter. With IE7, Internet Explorer has been decoupled from the Windows Shell—unlike previous versions, the Internet Explorer ActiveX control is not hosted in the Windows Explorer process, but rather runs in a separate Internet Explorer process. It is included with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, and is available for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later, and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and later. The original release of Internet Explorer 7 required the computer to pass a Windows Genuine Advantage validation check prior to installing, but on October 5, 2007, Microsoft removed this requirement. As some statistics show, by mid-2008, Internet Explorer 7 market share exceeded that of Internet Explorer 6 in a number of regions.[34][35]

text: For newer versions see: Internet Explorer.

text: Release history for desktop Windows OS version[edit]

text:
Color
Meaning

Pink
Old test release; unsupported

Red
Old release; unsupported

Orange
Old release; support limited to WES09. [Note 1]

Yellow
Old release; support limited to most current version available for supported operating systems. [Note 2]

Green
Current (final) release;

text: Service packs are not included unless significant.

text:
Major version
Minor version
Release date
Significant changes
Shipped with

Version 1
1.0
August 1995
Initial release.
Plus! for Windows 95

1.5
January 1996
Compatible with Windows NT 3.5

Version 2
2.0 Beta
October 1995
Support of HTML tables and other elements.

2.0
November 1995
SSL, cookies, VRML, and Internet newsgroups.
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 95 OSR1
Internet Starter Kit

2.01
Unknown
Bug fix release.

Version 3
3.0 Alpha 1
March 1996
Improved support of HTML tables, frames, and other elements.

3.0 Alpha 2
May 1996
Support of VBScript and JScript.

3.0 Beta 2
July 1996
Support of CSS and Java.

3.0
August 1996
Final release.
Windows 95 OSR 2

3.01
October 1996
Bug fix release.

3.02
March 1997
Bug fix release.

3.03
April 1997
Bug fix release.

Version 4
4.0 Beta 1
April 1997
Improved support of CSS and Microsoft DOM.

4.0 Beta 2
July 1997
Improved support of HTML and CSS.

4.0
September 1997
Improved support of HTML and CSS.
Windows 95 OSR 2.5

4.01
November 1997
Bug fix release.
Windows 98

Version 5
5.0 Beta 1
June 1998
Support of more CSS2 features.

5.0 Beta 2
November 1998
Support of bi-directional text, ruby character, XML/XSL and more CSS properties.

5.0
March 1999
Final release. Last version supported on Windows 3.x and Windows NT 3.x.
Windows 98 SE

5.01
November 1999
Bug fix release.
Windows 2000

5.5 Beta 1
December 1999
Support of more CSS properties. Minor changes to support of frames.

5.5
July 2000
Final release. Last version supported on Windows 95.
Windows ME

5.6
August 2000
Released for Windows Whistler build 2257.
Windows Whistler

Version 6
6.0 Beta 1
March 2001
More CSS changes and bug fixes to be more W3C-compliant. Add new feature Smart tag

6.0
August 27, 2001
Final release. remove the Smart tag again.
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003

6.0 SP1
September 9, 2002
Vulnerability patch. Last version supported on Windows NT 4.0, 98, 2000 and ME.
Windows XP SP1

6.05
October 1, 2003
Released for Windows Longhorn build 4051.
Windows Longhorn build 4051-4094

6.0 SP2
August 25, 2004
Vulnerability patch. Popup/ActiveX blocker. Add-on manager.
Windows XP SP2
Windows Server 2003 SP1

6.0 SP3
April 21, 2008
Windows XP: Latest updates included with XP SP3.
Windows XP SP3
Windows Server 2003 SP2

Version 7
7.0 Beta 1
July 27, 2005
Support of PNG alpha channel. CSS bug fixes. Tabbed browsing. Support for EV SSL certificate. Phishing filter.
Windows Vista Beta 1

7.0 Beta 2 Preview
January 31, 2006
More CSS fixes. Web feeds platform integration. New GUI. Quick Tabs.

7.0 Beta 2
April 24, 2006
Feature complete. More CSS fixes. Application compatibility fixes.

7.0 Beta 3
June 29, 2006
Fixes rendering issues for CSS.

7.0 RC 1
August 24, 2006
Improvements in performance, stability, security, application compatibility and final CSS adjustments.

7.0[Note 1]
October 18, 2006
Final release.
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008

Version 8
8.0 Beta 1
March 5, 2008
CSS 2.1, Contextual Services. Accelerators. Web Slices. Tab isolation and DEP protection enabled by default. Automatic crash recovery. Improved phishing and malware filter (SmartScreen). Uses 6 HTTP server connections for improved website responsiveness.

8.0 Beta 2
August 27, 2008
CSS 2.1 bug fixes. InPrivate browsing. Smart address bar. Search suggestions. Tab color grouping. Caret browsing.
Windows 7 Pre-Beta

8.0 Pre-RC 1
December 11, 2008
CSS bug fixes. Improved Developer Tools. Changes in Compatibility View. Improved Favorites management and other minor changes to UI. Changes to InPrivate browsing and blocking modes.
Windows 7 Beta

8.0 RC1
January 26, 2009
CSS bug fixes. Minor changes in favorites management and search bar.

8.0[Note 2]
March 19, 2009
Final release. Last version supported on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.[36]
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2

Version 9
9.0 Platform Preview 1
v1.9.7745.6019
March 16, 2010
Support for some CSS3 selectors (including border-radius property), HTML5 and SVG. New JavaScript engine (code name Chakra). Added support for graphics and web rendering hardware acceleration, using Direct2D and DirectWrite.

9.0 Platform Preview 2
v1.9.7766.6000
May 5, 2010
Support for more functions in SVG, HTML5, DOM. Added support for all CSS3 selectors. JavaScript performance improvements.

9.0 Platform Preview 3
v1.9.7874.6000
June 23, 2010
Support for HTML5 <audio>, <video> and <canvas> tags. Support for WOFF fonts. JavaScript and graphics performance improvements.

9.0 Platform Preview 4
v1.9.7916.6000
August 4, 2010
CSS bug fixes. Support for ECMAScript5 (ES5). JScript engine integrated into the core browser components (architectural change). Performance improvements.

9.0 Beta & 9.0 Platform Preview 5
v1.9.7930.16406
September 15, 2010
New UI, Download manager, New Tab page, Search in the address bar, Notification Bar, Add-on Performance Advisor

9.0 Platform Preview 6
v1.9.8006.6000
October 28, 2010
CSS3 2D transforms and HTML5 semantic tags.

9.0 Platform Preview 7
v1.9.8023.6000
November 17, 2010
Better JavaScript performance.

9.0 Release Candidate & 9.0 Platform Preview 8
1.9.8080.16413
February 10, 2011
Performance improvements, Tracking Protection, ActiveX Filtering, paste and navigate, enhancements to user interface, and support for the W3C Geolocation API.

9.0[Note 3]
March 14, 2011
Improved performance, improved Tracking Protection, and the option to pin multiple targets per page. Last version supported on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.[37]

Version 10
10.0 Platform Preview 1
v2.10.1000.16394
April 12, 2011
Support for CSS3 multi-column layout, CSS3 grid layout, CSS3 flexible box layout, CSS3 gradients, and ES5 strict mode.

10.0 Platform Preview 2
v2.10.1008.16421
June 29, 2011
Support for Positioned Floats, CSS stylesheet limit lifted, CSSOM Floating Point Value support, Improved hit testing APIs, Media Query Listeners, HTML5: Support for async attribute on script elements, HTML5 Drag and Drop, HTML5 File API, HTML5 Sandbox, HTML5 Web Workers, and some Web Performance APIs.

10.0 Developer Preview
v10.0.8102.0 - Platform Preview 3
September 13, 2011
Support for Windows 8, CSS 3D Transforms, CSS Text shadow, SVG Filter Effects, Spellchecking, Autocorrection, local storage with IndexedDB and the HTML5 Application Cache, Web Sockets, HTML5 History, and InPrivate tabs.
Windows 8 Developer Preview

10.0 Developer Preview
v10.0.8103.0 - Platform Preview 4
November 29, 2011

Windows 8 Developer Preview

10.0 Consumer Preview
v10.0.8250.0 - Platform Preview 5
February 29, 2012
Improved performance and support for more HTML5.[38]
Windows 8 Consumer Preview

10.0 Release Preview
v10.0.8400.0 - Platform Preview 6
May 31, 2012

Windows 8 Release Preview

10.0[Note 4]
October 26, 2012
Final release. Last version supported on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
Windows 8 RTM

Version 11
11.0 Preview
11.0.9431.0
June 26, 2013
Windows 8.1 only. Improved support for HTML5 and CSS3. Support for WebGL and SPDY. New Modern UI-interface and developer tools.
Windows 8.1 Preview

11.0 Release Preview
11.0.9431.0
September 18, 2013
Windows 7 only.

11.0
October 17, 2013
The default browser in Windows 8.1. Last version supported on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.[39]
Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows 10 Windows Server 2016

text:
^ Jump up to: a b As of January 12, 2016 - Support for Internet Explorer 7 available only on Windows Embedded for Point of Service. Microsoft Support Lifecycle: Microsoft Internet Explorer
^ Jump up to: a b As of January 12, 2016 - Support for Internet Explorer 8 available only on Windows Embedded Standard 2009, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, and Windows Thin PC. Microsoft Support Lifecycle: Internet Explorer
Jump up ^ As of January 12, 2016 - Support for Internet Explorer 9 available only on Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows Server 2008 IA64. Microsoft Support Lifecycle: Internet Explorer
Jump up ^ As of January 12, 2016 - Support for Internet Explorer 10 available only on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard. Microsoft Support Lifecycle: Internet Explorer

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document_title: The Cat in the Hat (film)

question_text: who plays the cat in the cat in the hat movie

text: The Cat in the Hat (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Conrad and Sally Walden live in the city of Anville with their mother, Joan. Joan works for neat-freak Hank Humberfloob, as a real estate agent, and is hosting an office party at her house. One day, she is called back to the office, leaving the kids with Mrs. Kwan, an elderly tired babysitter (after the previous one quit), and forbidding them to enter the living room, which is being kept pristine for the upcoming party. Joan is also dating their next-door neighbor, Larry Quinn, much to Conrad's dismay. Larry is constantly on the lookout for any mischief Conrad may be up to, as he wants nothing more than to send him away to military school, as Conrad has earned the reputation of "hot-headed trouble-maker", while his sister is characterized as "perfect and well-behaved".

text: Once their mother leaves, Sally and Conrad meet a humanoid, oversized talking cat in a hat in their house. The Cat reveals he wants them to learn to have fun, but the children's pet fish doesn't want the Cat around when Joan is away. The Cat then leaves a trail of destruction across the house. In the process, he releases two trouble-making things, Thing 1 and Thing 2, from a crate that he explains is actually a portal to another world. The Cat tells Conrad that he only has one rule: never open the crate, then allows the Things to have fun, but they make a mess out of the house. Despite the Cat's warning, Conrad picks the lock on the crate. When the crate's lock attaches itself to the collar of the family dog, Nevins, Cat and the kids must go find him and the lock. They drive a super-powered car which Cat names it S.L.O.W. (Super Luxurious Omnidirectional Whatchamajigger) in search of Nevins and use Cat's magic hat. Conrad realizes that the Things always do the opposite to what they are told, and that this can be used to their advantage and has them stall Joan.

text: Meanwhile, Larry is revealed to be an unemployed slob with dentures, and is in financial debt, though claiming that he is a successful businessman in the hopes of marrying Joan for her money. Larry sees Nevins running across the street and tracks down Joan to tell her, but Things 1 and 2 have stalled her on the road, posing as police officers. Larry goes back to the house, telling Joan to meet him there.

text: By the time the kids and the Cat (and Larry) return to the house with the lock, a huge mess spills from the unlocked crate and enters the house, seemingly killing Larry in the process. They navigate their way through the oversized house and find the crate while cleaning up. The house is returned to its normal proportions but then immediately falls apart. The Cat confesses to the kids that he planned the whole day, including making not opening the crate his one rule, as he knew Conrad could not resist. The kids angrily tell the Cat to leave the house. Conrad prepares to face the consequences when Joan comes home, but Sally says she will share the blame. The Cat, having overheard this, happily returns to clean up the mess with a great cleaning contraption. named D.I.R.T. (Dynamic Industrial Renovating Tractormajigger) Afterwards The Cat says goodbye and departs as Joan is arriving. Larry returns, revealing he survived when all was restored, thinking he has busted the kids, but when Joan sees the clean house (and a messy Larry), she does not believe Larry and dumps him. After the successful party, Joan spends time with her children and the Cat finishes narrating. The film ends as he and his Things decide to go on a vacation and walk off into the sunset.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Mike Myers as the Cat in the Hat, a tall, anthropomorphic, wise-cracking cat with a Brooklyn accent who wears a special hat which reveals many magical abilities.
Spencer Breslin as Conrad Walden, Joan's destructive and misbehaved son.
Dakota Fanning as Sally Walden, Joan's dull, well-behaved, and rule-obeying daughter.
Kelly Preston as Joan Walden, Conrad and Sally's mother, and a workaholic real-estate agent.
Alec Baldwin as Lawrence "Larry" Quinn, the Waldens' pompous, lazy, unemployed next-door neighbor. He is revealed to be allergic to cats, steals food from the Waldens and gets away with it, and is determined to both marry Joan for her wealth and send Conrad to military school to straighten up his behavior.
Amy Hill as Mrs. Kwan, an elderly Taiwanese woman who gets hired to watch the kids, though she sleeps through her job. Her weight and sleep serves as a running gag. She sits down on the couch to watch brawling in Taiwanese parliament.
Sean Hayes as Mr. Hank Humberfloob, Joan's boss. Hayes is also the voice of the family fish.
Danielle Chuchran and Taylor Rice as Thing 1, and Brittany Oaks and Talia-Lynn Prairie as Thing 2; two gibbering trouble-making creatures that the Cat brings in with him. Dan Castellaneta provided the voices for both Things.
Steven Anthony Lawrence as Dumb Schweitzer. He whacks Cat in the testicles with a wooden baseball bat
Paris Hilton as a female club-goer
Bugsy as Nevins, the Waldens' pet dog. Frank Welker provided his voice.
Candace Dean Brown as a secretary who works for the Humberfloob Real Estate.
Daran Norris as the Astounding Products Announcer
Clint Howard as Kate the Caterer
Paige Hurd as Denise, who does not speak to Sally anymore, not long after she talked back to her. She never invited Sally to her birthday party either since Sally earlier stated that she told Denise not to speak to her anymore.
Stephen Hibbert as Jim McFinnigan
Roger Morrisey as Mr. Vompatatat
Victor Brandt as the Narrator, who tells the story; he is revealed to be the Cat using a voice-changer at the end.

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: DreamWorks Pictures acquired rights to the original book in 1997.[4] However, production did not originally start until after the 2000 Christmas/comedy film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, based on another Dr. Seuss book of the same name, became a commercial success. Brian Grazer, who was the producer of The Grinch, stated, "Because we grew up with these books, and because they have such universal themes and the illustrations ignite such fantasy in your mind as a child — the aggregation of all those feelings — it leaves an indelible, positive memory. And so when I realized I had a chance to convert first The Grinch and then, The Cat in the Hat, into movies, I was willing to do anything to bring them to the screen."[5] Grazer contacted Bo Welch over the phone with the offer to direct the film, and he accepted.[6] When production began, songs written by Randy Newman were dropped because they were deemed inferior. Newman's cousin, David Newman, composed the score for the film. Although Welch and a publicist for Myers denied it, several people said Myers had considerable input into the film's direction, telling some of the cast (co-stars Baldwin and Preston) how to perform their scenes.[7]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Tim Allen was originally planned to play the role of the Cat. The script would be originally based on a story conceived by Allen, who admitted that as a child he was afraid of Seuss' "mischievous feline" babysitter. Allen stated, "My dream is to give it the edge that scared me."[8] However, producers did not commission a screenplay until late February 2001, when Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, and Dave Mandel (who were also writers on Seinfeld) were hired to write the script (replacing the original draft of the film that was written a few years before),[9] so the film would not be ready to shoot before the deadline. Allen was also committed to shooting Disney's The Santa Clause 2, which was also delayed because Allen wanted a script rewrite.[10] Due to a scheduling conflict with The Santa Clause 2,[11] he dropped out his role.[12] In March 2002, the role of the Cat was given to Mike Myers,[13] even though he had an argument with Grazer about starring in a cancelled Saturday Night Live skit named Dieter.[14] Myers stated in an interview that he was a long-time fan of the original Dr. Seuss book, and that it was the first book he ever read.[15]

text: Makeup and visual effects[edit]

text: Makeup for the character was designed by Steve Johnson. The Cat costume was made of angora and human hair and was fitted with a cooling system. To keep Myers cool during the outdoor shoots, a portable air conditioner was available that connected a hose to the suit between shots. The tail and ears were battery operated.[16] The Fish was considered somewhat of a unique character for Rhythm & Hues (responsible for some of the effects and animation in such films as Cats & Dogs, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and Scooby-Doo), in that the character had no shoulders, hips or legs, so all of the physical performance had to emit from the eyes, head and fin motion. Sean Hayes, who provided the voice for the Fish, found the role significantly different from his usual on-camera jobs; he did not know how the final animation would look, and all of his work took place alone in a sound booth.[17]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Prior to filming, giant props for the film were stolen from the set. Local police found the props vandalized in a mall car park in Pomona, California. The props were covered with graffiti. No arrests had been made, and filming was to start the next week.[18] Principal photography took place mostly in California from October 2002 until January 2003. The neighborhood and the town centre was filmed in a rural valley near Simi Valley, where 24 houses (each 26-feet square and 52-feet tall) were constructed.[19] The downtown area outdoor shots were filmed along a Pomona street where a number of antique and gift shops are located. The community decided not to redecorate after filming ended, so the surreal paint scheme and some of the signage could still be seen as it appears in the film. Because of so much smog in the area, the sky had to be digitally replaced with the cartoon-like sky and colours of the background had to be digitally fixed.

text: Music[edit]

text:
The Cat in the HatFilm score / Soundtrack album by David NewmanReleased
November 18, 2003Recorded
2002Genre
OrchestraLength
51:55Label
BMG Soundtracks

text: The soundtrack was released on November 18, 2003.[20] It includes David Newman's score, plus a song by Smash Mouth ("Getting Better") and ("Hang On") that makes it the third film in a row playing a song in a film starring Mike Myers, after Shrek (2001)  and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). The soundtrack also includes a couple of songs performed by Mike Myers (the role of the Cat). Newman's score won a BMI Film Music Award.

text: Track listing[edit]

text: All music composed by David Newman, except as noted.

text: showTrack listingNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."Main Title; The Kids" 8:072."Getting Better" (Performed by Smash Mouth)Lennon–McCartney2:243."The Cat" 3:504."Two Things - Couch Jumping - Lea..." 5:165."Military Academy Seduction" 3:026.Untitled 2:127."Surfer Cat - the Phunometer" 2:238."Fun, Fun, Fun" (Performed by Mike Myers)Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman2:389."The Contract" 1:5310."Oven Explodes - "Clean Up This Mess!"" 1:3611."Things Wreck the House" 2:5212."Larry the Slob" 3:1013."Birthday Party" 2:1114."S.L.O.W. Drive" 2:3215."Rescuing Nevins" 4:2716."Clean Up" (Performed by Mike Myers)Shaiman, Whitman0:2317."Hang On" (Performed by Smash Mouth)Scott Wittman3:00Total length:47:25

text: Release[edit]

text: Home media[edit]

text: The Cat in the Hat was released on VHS and DVD on March 16, 2004.[21] It features 16 deleted scenes, 20 outtake scenes, almost a dozen featurettes, and a "Dance with the Cat" tutorial to teach kids a Cat in the Hat dance.[22] On February 7, 2012, the film was released on Blu-ray.[23]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The Cat in the Hat opened theatrically on November 21, 2003 and earned $38,329,160 in its opening weekend, ranking first in the North American box office.[24] The film ended its theatrical run on March 18, 2004, having grossed $101,149,285 domestically and $32,811,256 overseas for a worldwide total of $133,960,541.[2]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 10% approval rating based on reviews from 158 critics. The website's consensus reads: "Filled with double entendres and potty humor, this Cat falls flat."[25] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 19/100 based on 37 reviews, indicating  "overwhelming dislike".[26]

text: Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film one star, stating, "Cat, another over-blown Hollywood raid on Dr. Seuss, has a draw on Mike Myers, who inexplicably plays the Cat by mimicking Bert Lahr in The Wizard of Oz." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 out of 4 stars. Although he praised the production design, he considered the film to be "all effects and stunts and CGI and prosthetics, with no room for lightness and joy".[27] Ebert and co-host Richard Roeper gave the film "Two Thumbs Down". Roeper said of Myers' performance that "Maybe a part of him was realizing as the movie was being made that a live-action version of The Cat in the Hat just wasn't a great idea." Ebert had the same problem with the film that he had with How the Grinch Stole Christmas, in that "If there is one thing I've learned from these two movies is that we don't want to see Jim Carrey as a Grinch, and we don't want to see Mike Myers as a cat. These are talented comedians, let's see them do their stuff, don't bury them under a ton of technology."

text: Concerns were also raised over the PG rating of the film with some critics, stating that it should have instead been rated PG-13 in relation to its high amount of adult content.[28]

text: Leonard Maltin in his Movie Guide gave it one and a half stars out of four saying that the "Brightly colored adaptation of the beloved rhyming book for young children is a betrayal of everything Dr. Seuss ever stood for, injecting potty humor and adult (wink-wink) jokes into a mixture of heavy-handed slapstick and silliness." Maltin also claimed that the film's official title which included Dr Seuss' The Cat in the Hat was "an official insult".[29] However, Jeffrey Lyons from NBC-TV enjoyed the film and considered it "enormously funny".[citation needed]

text: Other reviews that were actually positive and gave an appreciation to the film were Variety, considering it "attractively designed, energetically performed and, above all, blessedly concise, this adaptation of one of the most popular American kids' books walks the safe side of surrealism with its fur-flying shenanigans. The younger the viewers, the better reactions are bound to be, while grownups will sit in varying states of bemusement".

text: Baldwin addressed complaints the film received because of its dissimilarity to the source material. He expressed a belief that a film is "an idea about something" and that because Dr. Seuss' work is so unique, making a feature-length film out of one of his stories would entail taking liberties and making broad interpretations.[30]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Award

Subject

Nominee

Result

BMI Film Awards

Best Music

David Newman

Won

DFWFCA Awards

Worst Film

Won

Kids' Choice Awards

Favorite Movie Actor

Mike Myers

Nominated

Golden Raspberry Awards

Worst Actor of the Decade

Nominated

Worst Actor

Nominated

Worst Supporting Actor

Alec Baldwin

Nominated

Worst Supporting Actress

Kelly Preston

Nominated

Worst Picture

Nominated

Worst Director

Bo Welch

Nominated

Worst Screenplay

Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, based on the book by Dr. Seuss

Nominated

Worst Screen Couple

Mike Myers and either Thing One or Thing Two

Nominated

Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie (All Concept/No Content)

Won

Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years

Nominated

Stinkers Bad Movie Awards[31]

Worst Picture

Won

Worst Director

Bo Welch

Nominated

Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More Than $100 Million Worldwide

Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, based on the book by Dr. Seuss

Won

Worst Actor

Mike Myers

Nominated

Worst Fake Accent - Male

Nominated

Worst Supporting Actor

Alec Baldwin

Nominated

Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy

Nominated

Worst Song

"Fun, Fun, Fun"; music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman

Nominated

Most Annoying Non-Human Character

Cat in the Hat

Won

Thing One and Thing Two (voices by Dan Castellaneta)

Nominated

The Spencer Breslin Award (Worst Performance by a Child Actor)

Spencer Breslin

Won

Dakota Fanning

Nominated

text: The film also received three nominations at the Hollywood Makeup & Hairstylists Guild Awards.[32]

text: Scrapped sequel[edit]

text: On the day of the film's release, Mike Myers stated in an interview that he expected a sequel where the kids meet the Cat again, since there was a sequel to the book. A sequel based on The Cat in the Hat Comes Back was in development, a little more than a month before the film's release.[33] In February 2004, Dr. Seuss' widow, Audrey Geisel, said she would never allow any further live action adaptations of her husband's works, and the sequel was eventually cancelled.[34]

text: Animated version[edit]

text: On March 15, 2012, a computer animated Cat in the Hat adaptation was announced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, following the success of The Lorax.[35][36][37][38][39][40][41] On January 24, 2018, Warner Animation Group announced that they have picked up the rights for the animated Cat in the Hat reboot movie, along with many of Seuss' works.[42]

text: Video game[edit]

text:
The Cat in the Hat
Developer(s)
Magenta Software (PS2, Xbox)Digital Eclipse (Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance)Publisher(s)
Vivendi Universal Games[a]Platform(s)

PlayStation 2
Microsoft Windows
Xbox
Game Boy Advance
Release
NA: November 5, 2003 (PS2, Xbox, GBA)NA: November 9, 2003 (PC)EU: March 19, 2004JP: March 25, 2004 (Xbox)Genre(s)
Platform

Action

text: The Cat in the Hat is a 2003 platformer video game released by Vivendi Universal Games and developed by Magenta Software and Digital Eclipse. It is based on the film of the same name. The game was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance on November 5, 2003, and PC on November 9, 2003, shortly before the film's theatrical release. A version for the Nintendo GameCube was planned to be released, but it was later cancelled.

text: Video game reviews[edit]

text: ReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings(Xbox) 52.67%[43](PS2) 50%[44](GBA) 46.50%[45](PC) 19.50%[46]Metacritic(Xbox) 56/100[47](PS2) 56/100[48](GBA) 40/100[49](PC) 40/100[50]Review scoresPublicationScoreFamitsu27/40[51]GameSpot3.8/10[52]GameZone(PC) 8/10[53](PS2) 7.2/10[54](GBA) 5/10[55]IGN6/10[56](GBA) 4/10[57]Nintendo Power2.3/5[58]OPM (US)[59]OXM (US)5.5/10[60]PC Gamer (UK)9%[61]PC Zone30%[62]X-Play[63]

text: The Cat in the Hat game received mixed reviews[43][44][45][47][48][49] (except for the PC version, which received negative reviews).[46][50]


document_title: Love on a Branch Line (TV series)

question_text: where was love on a branch line filmed

question_tokens: where was love on a branch line filmed

text: Love on a Branch Line (TV series)

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Actor
Role

Michael Maloney
Jasper Pye

Leslie Phillips
Lord Flamborough

Maria Aitken
Lady Flamborough

Abigail Cruttenden
Belinda

Cathryn Harrison
Chloe

Charlotte Williams
Matilda

Amanda Root
Miss Mounsey

Gillian Raine
Miss Tidy

Graham Crowden
Professor Pollux

David Haig
Lionel Virley

Stephen Moore
Quirk

Joe Melia
Mr Jones

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: Jasper Pye a refined civil servant is sent to the rural Suffolk/Norfolk counties border to close the Office of Output Statistics which has outlived its usefulness. Instead he becomes seduced by the small idyllic world he finds there, making his task rather more difficult than he had imagined. He soon finds himself becoming entangled with the local aristocrat's three beautiful daughters.

text: Plot[edit]

text: Jasper Pye is a polite, honest civil servant who lives with his mother. One night when he hears his girlfriend Deirdre describe him as 'a bore' at a party, he decides he needs an urgent, radical change in his life. The following morning he heads into the ministry, determined to resign his job and move to Paris to become a painter. Instead he is dissuaded by his superior, who instead wants him to go to Arcady Hall in Suffolk where the Office of Output Statistics, a small government department has been working since 1940 when it was commandeered during the Battle of Britain and overlooked for closure for a number of years, despite its apparent lack of usefulness.

text: Initially reluctant to take the assignment the diffident Jasper is persuaded by his boss. He is told that his remit is essentially to close the place down, though he has an entirely "free hand" in the matter. Jasper prepares to leave for the small village of Arcady where Arcady Hall is located. Symbolically he recovers his umbrella which he had shoved into a flowerbed in St James' Park when planning to abandon the civil service, thinking to himself. "Well, it was a rather good umbrella, and it might rain"

text: He catches a train to Arcady, but finds that the branch line that runs there from the neighbouring town had closed four years before. He instead has to walk into the village. He arrives to find Arcady Hall a magnificent sight but seemingly far too large for the small department of three employees who work there. He quickly finds himself the talk of the town, as the 'man from the ministry' who cuts quite a dash. In particular he strikes up a relationship with each of Lord Flamborough's daughters. Chloe, the eldest, trapped in an unhappy marriage with her drunken, wayward husband Lionel Virley, her first cousin and heir to the estate. Belinda the flirtatious and uninhibited middle daughter and the wildly gothic romantic youngest, Matilda.

text: When he goes to meet the eccentric Lord Flamborough who, having lost both legs in a train accident whilst working as a driver during the 1926 General Strike, now lives on a steam train on a nearby private railway - the defunct branch line of the title. He appears content to have ceded the day-to-day running of the Hall to Professor Pollux, and having a passion for Trad Jazz (whilst being an erratic drummer at best) seems more interested in the fact that Jasper can allegedly dance the Charleston than remarking on any entanglements Pye may have with his daughters. Like everyone else in the village, he seems to take to Jasper, helping to persuade him to stay for the fete that Bank Holiday Monday, being held in aid of "fallen women". He is to be the judge of a competition of ladies' ankles. He has again disposed of his umbrella after being told he is very sexy apart from it.

text: He soon finds that the department's two senior employees spend most of their time running the Hall and its history, the village and the local cricket team. Anything in fact, other than the jobs they are supposed to be doing. Jasper finds it very difficult to find out any information about the work of the department, due to a combination of their evasive responses and his own extracurricular activities, which draw him away from his task.

text: On one of the rare moments when he actually manages to have a discussion on the department's function, the third employee, Miss Mounsey, breaks down and admits to him that she has been making up the statistics for a number of years, worrying this may have affected government policy. Jasper reassures her that "nobody has ever taken the least bit of notice in the work of your department" much to her relief.

text: Jasper has become a regular fixture in the life of the village, despite having only been there for a few days. He undertakes a number of adventures such as painting a portrait of Belinda (her torso, naked), finding himself locked in the Hall dungeon/wine cellar with Lionel Virley, where they get completely inebriated, only to turn up late to the Arcady vs Flaxfield cricket match, where, while still drunk, score the winning runs, and actually rescue the game. He climbs the ivy on the ruined castle wall to join Matilda at the top, only to get stuck up there, He also became an overnight expert on gardening, a hero in the village (because of the cricket match), and is seen as the village Casanova. He skinny dips and romps naked around an island in the middle of a lake, with Belinda (the second daughter), joins a party on Lord Flamborough's train, and all the while he faces the difficult decision of whether to close the obviously redundant department despite the rural idyll it seems to support. Eventually he announces that the department is to close, a decision which does not go down well with Lord Flamborough or the villagers, although they apparently bear Jasper no ill will because of it, realising he is "just doing his job". The fete proceeds as planned, including a traction engine rally, the ankle-judging competition (won by Miss Mounsey) and a demonstration of the Charleston by Jasper.

text: Miss Tidy, a lady who shared the railway carriage with Jasper on his way up to Arcady, and a former paramour of Lord Flamborough, announces that she has in fact been there acting on behalf of the National Trust who want to preserve the house for the nation, meaning that life can go on as it was before in Arcady. It is interesting to note that in the original novel Arcady Hall was destined to become a Nuclear Research Establishment.

text: Eventually, as Belinda and Matilda, the two unmarried daughters of Lord Flamborough, appear to have become bored with Jasper (just like Deirdre was), he meanwhile has come to realise that the woman he is most taken with is the shy spinster Miss Mounsey, the secretary for the department, who very obviously likes him, and admits 'I don't find you a bore, far from it'. When it starts to rain, he embraces his true persona by retrieving the umbrella from the flowerbed. The story ends with Jasper and Miss Mounsey embracing on the platform at Arcady station.

text: Production[edit]

text: Much of the outdoor scenes were filmed at Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk. Some internal scenes were filmed at Chawton House in Hampshire, while the railway scenes were filmed on the North Norfolk Railway, in particular using Weybourne station as a substitute for the fictional Arcady station.

text: Each episode is named after a 1920s song, from the Charleston era beloved by Lord Flanborough - "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight", "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby" and "Ain't She Sweet".

text: Media Releases[edit]

text: Love on a Branch Line was released on Region One DVD in 2002[2] and on Region Two in 2006.[3][4] These are distributed by Acorn Media UK.